'Today is the day. I'm going to tell Ritsu I love him.' The sixteen year old thought as he ran to the library. He was so happy he finally got the courage to say something. As he approached the library he slowed down to a stop, and stood there. His blond shaggy hair played across his icicle blue eyes. He took a breath and started inside.
Eric Web was an American transfer student who moved to Japan to have an experience in life. Little did he know his experience would be love. He was quiet about who he liked even though his crush was one of his friends, Ritsu Onodera. In truth, he was scared to let Ritsu know, but this day he felt good.
The six foot tall, peach skinned boy stood out like a sore thumb, but deep down he was as Japanese as everyone else in the room. He knew the history of Japan, he spoke and wrote the language fluently, and his favorite hobbies were to draw and write, which he was fairly good at.
So, he made his way slowly through the aisles of books looking for the brown haired green eyed boy. Eric turned a corner and found him. "I love you, Saga." The words echoed through Eric's being.
He felt frozen, more like he was drowning with cinder blocks chained to his feet. Even though he couldn't breathe he slowly walked away, making sure he wasn't seen, like a ghost. His first love, his one love, loved someone else. Ritsu loved Masamune.
Eric left the school and went to his house. He went to his room, locked the door and then sat at his desk. No one saw him for three years, on the fourth year he was hired as Co-Head Editor for Emerald at Marukawa. He didn't know his boss would be the man who stole Ritsu away from him, but he soon found out.
He wasn't Saga anymore, he was Takano, but Eric knew, those eyes that stole his love away were engraved into his mind, his soul. Eric sat down reluctantly next to Takano and began working.
Six years later, Erica was still Co-Head Editor, he wasn't mad at Takano, and he still loved Ritsu Onodera, even though he would deny it to himself. He currently had his feet kicked up onto his desk for he was fatigued. Looking up he saw a brown haired man with green eyes. Eric remembered him. "Takano, the new guy is here."
"Huh? What?" Takano looked up. He pushed his glasses up and looked towards the door. The man bowed instantly.
"Ritsu Onodera!" He yelled. Eric laughed and Ritsu looked up. "What's so funny?"
"Nothing, just, you look and act like somebody that I use to know." Ritsu blinked, and then seemed to study him over. Eric glared at him after a few minutes. "Tch, what are you looking at?" It was Takano's turn to blink. Eric was usually nice to everyone, but when it came to Ritsu, he was mean, a side Takano has never seen of Eric. Ritsu seemed to freak out a little.
"Nothing! It's just you look familiar too." Eric looked away and scoffed, then the phone rang. Takano answered it.
"Hello? Ah, Sadou, yes, I'll be right down, alright, see you in a minute." Takano looked at Eric. "Come on." He started off. Eric hurriedly got up and followed after him. They got to the elevator and as soon as they got in and the door closed, Takano started talking. "So what's your issue with the new guy?" Eric looked up at him, then away and he leaned against the elevator wall and crossed his arms.
"Ritsu Onodera, you don't remember that name?" Eric asked quietly. There was a silence that could cut through a brick. Takano was thinking about Eric's question. The name sounded very familiar, but he couldn't place it. Takano shook his head no. "How can you not!? He's the one who said he loved you back in high school!"
Takano was stunned that Eric had yelled, but he now remembered. He looked at Eric and saw him clinching his fists. "Calm down, I remember now. So why are you mad at him?" Eric scoffed as he remembered that horrible day of high school. The elevator door opened and the men stepped out. Eric sighed and looked up at Takano.
"I loved him. I was his friend and I loved him. I was there when he confessed to you. I was heartbroken." Eric sounded out his I's like he was a victim. Takano was surprised, he never knew Eric had loved someone, much less the fact that he was gay. He always thought Eric was just a playboy, promiscuous.
"I see. Eric, I've been your friend for years now but let me tell you something." He paused to make sure Eric was paying attention. "Find a new guy, Ritsu is mine." And he started walking.